Spokane, WA – A skier was located unharmed on Sunday after spending the night out of bounds on Mt. Spokane.nWayne Schuh, 66, of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., was cold and wet but otherwise uninjured when he walked to a nearby home on Blanchard Creek Road Sunday morning seeking assistance. He was reported missing around 10:30 … Continue reading Skier Safe After Unplanned Overnight on Washington’s Mt. Spokane
Franconia Notch, NH – A 19-year-old Massachusetts man was killed on Sunday when he struck a tree while skiing at Cannon Mountain ski area in Franconia Notch, N.H.nThomas Nestor, Jr., of Wakefield, Mass. near Boston, was skiing Cannon’s Zoomer lift line around 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning when he lost control and slid into the woods, … Continue reading Mass. Man Killed While Skiing in New Hampshire
Limone Piemonte, Italy – Italian and Swiss snowboarders shone in the parallel slalom race on Saturday on the second and last day of the 2011 LG Snowboard World Cup event in Limone Piemonte, Italy. Italians Roland Fischnaller and Aaron March took the first and second place in the men’s race, followed by Roland Haldi of … Continue reading Italian and Swiss Snowboarders Shine at Slalom World Cup in Italy
Davos, Switzerland – Kris Freeman, of Andover, N.H., led the U.S. with 23rd in the men’s 15k classic World Cup in Davos on Saturday, while Kazakstan’s Alexey Poltaranin clinched the victory. Norwegian Marit Bjoergen continued her impressive streak with another win in the women’s 10k classic event.nPoltaranin won in 40.03.5, a margin of just nine-tenths … Continue reading Freeman Leads U.S. Cross Country Skiers in Davos in 23rd
Copper Mountain, CO – Canadians were the cream of the crop Friday when a new world of innovation was introduced to the Visa U.S. Halfpipe Grand Prix as ski halfpipe made its competition debut in the series. Justin Dorey and Rosalind Groenwoud, who both hail from Canada, took the win. Salt Lake City, Utah’s Jen … Continue reading Canadians Outperform at Grand Prix Ski Halfpipe
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Defending Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn and a surging Julia Mancuso finished 7-8 in the St. Moritz giant slalom Sunday as the second run was delayed an hour due to high winds. Tessa Worley of France took the come-from-behind victory, just .01 over Tanja Poutianen of Finland … Continue reading Vonn, Mancuso 7-8 in St. Moritz Giant Slalom
Val d’Isere, France – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher nailed his second run to take the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom victory of his career Sunday in the French Alps. A strong second run put Canadian ski racer Julien Cousineau, of Lachute, Quebec, into fifth to tie his career-best result in slalom earned in Schladming, … Continue reading Hirscher Wins Val d’Isere Slalom